My first favorite band was definitely the Spice Girls. They were pretty. They were crazy. And for a seven-year old girl, the lyrics were very easy to memorize. Of course, everyone identified themselves with an individual Spice Girl and by my peers I was considered a good "sporty spice." Not that I did any sports whatsoever, it was more something you could just tell. Making up dances with my friends to their music was fun. The Spice Girls meant a lot to me as a first grader because they were role-models outside of my tiny bubble. Their music, while maybe not an accurate preview of the music I listen to now, was a good introduction to music outside of the Baby Beluga and Annie Get Your Gun tapes.
